Sheldon Jett Movies

An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.

This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspire French physician Rene Laennec to invent the...

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the...

An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.

This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from...

Hattie Leonard sets out to break a criminal gang controlling the dry cleaning business.